Troubridge Point Explained
Troubridge Point is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Yorke Peninsula about 11km (07miles) south west of Edithburgh. It is the western end of the opening to Gulf St Vincent.
Description
Troubridge Point is about 11km (07miles) south west of Edithburgh. It is the most easterly point of the Yorke Peninsula coast that directly adjoins Investigator Strait. It is the termination for a pair of coastlines - one extending from Cape Spencer in the west and the other extending from Sultana Point from the north in Gulf St Vincent. It is the western end of the opening to Gulf St Vincent. As of 2014, the point was located within the locality of Honiton.[1] [2] [3]
Formation, geology & oceanography
Troubridge Point was formed when the sea reached its present level 7,500 years ago after sea levels started to rise at the start of the Holocene.[4] The cliff line which includes Troubridge Point consists of a sedimentary rock called Port Willinga Formation.[5] The water adjoining Troubridge Point drops to a depth of 10m (30feet) at the base of its cliff face.
Economic activity
As of 2014, the land adjoining Troubridge Point is used for farming.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Department of Marine and Harbors. South Australia, Gulf of St Vincent, Edithburgh, Small Boat Chart, Scale 1:50,000). 1991.
- Book: Bye, J.A.T. . Twidale. C.R.. Charles Rowland Twidale. Tyler. M.J. Webb. B.P . Natural history of the Adelaide Region . Royal Society of South Australia Inc . 1976 . 143. Chapter 11:Physical oceanography of Gulf St Vincent and Investigator Strait . 978-0-9596627-0-2 .
- Web site: New Ward Structure 2014. Yorke Peninsula Council. 21 October 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160115173253/http://www.yorke.sa.gov.au/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,3366/Itemid,99999999/. 15 January 2016. dmy-all.
- Book: A Biological Survey of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 1989 & 1990. Heritage and Biodiversity Section, Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs, South Australia. Adelaide, SA. 0 7308 5862 6 . 26. Robinson, A. C. . Armstrong, D. M.. 1 May 2014.
- Fairclough . Martin C . KINGSCOTE Special 1:250 000 geological map . MESA Journal . 47 . 28–31 . Government of South Australia, DMITRE . December 2007 . 1326-3544 . 18 May 2014.
- Web site: Development Plan, Yorke Peninsula Council. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 21 June 2014. 293. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150604011613/http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/17297/Yorke_Peninsula_Council_Development_Plan.pdf. 4 June 2015. dmy-all.
